Strongylura marina, Atlantic needlefish : fisheries, gamefish

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Strongylura marina (Walbaum, 1792)

Atlantic needlefish
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> Beloniformes (Needle fishes) > Belonidae (Needlefishes)
Etymology: Strongylura: Greek, strongylos = round + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Walbaum.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

marina; sötvatten; brackvatten revassocierade; djupintervall 0 - ? m. Subtropical; 45°N - 9°S, 88°W - 34°W

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Western Atlantic: Maine, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil. Absent from the Bahamas and Antilles (Ref. 3129).

Size / Vikt / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 111 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 40637); common length : 60.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 5217); publicerad maxvikt: 2.3 kg (Ref. 40637)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 14 - 17; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 16 - 20. Black pigment behind eye, not extending below level of middle of eye (Ref. 26938).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Inhabits coastal areas and mangrove-lined lagoons. Enters freshwater. Feeds mainly on small fishes. Oviparous (Ref. 205). Eggs may be found attached to objects in the water by tendrils on the egg's surface (Ref. 205). Only the right gonad is developed (Ref. 26938). Marketed fresh.

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

Oviparous (Ref. 205).

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator : Collette, Bruce B. | Medarbetare

Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 06 September 2018

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fiskeri: mindre kommeriell; sportfisk: ja
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 13.3 - 28, mean 26.1 °C (based on 304 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00129 (0.00079 - 0.00211), b=3.05 (2.91 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  3.0   ±0.0 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High to very high vulnerability (67 of 100). 🛈
Price category (Ref. 80766):   High.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 32.1 [9.6, 151.2] mg/100g; Iron = 0.502 [0.206, 1.149] mg/100g; Protein = 17.7 [15.6, 19.7] %; Omega3 = 0.165 [0.065, 0.473] g/100g; Selenium = 18.3 [7.7, 45.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 51.5 [13.5, 245.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.78 [0.47, 1.31] mg/100g (wet weight);